dominicus lampsonius (1532, in bruges – 1599, in liège) was a flemish humanist, poet and painter. a secretary to various prince-bishops of liège, he maintained an extensive correspondence with humanists and artists at home and abroad. his writings on netherlandish artists formed an important contribution to the formation of the so-called netherlandish canon.lampsonius studied arts and sciences at the university of leuven. in 1554 he went to england to serve as secretary to reginald pole, a prominent humanist and roman catholic cardinal. after pole's death in 1558, he traveled to liège where h…